Middleweight
Denis Kang
34-16-2 (2 NC) UFC 1-2-0
Smothering Control
Defensive Striker
5'11"Height
77"Reach
OrthodoxStance
49Age
0KO wins
0Sub wins
0%Finish rate
11:20Avg fight
Skill profile
- Striking D Average 63
- Control Average 63
- Wrestling Average 56
- Durability Average 47
- Grappling Average 45
- Accuracy Below avg 29
- TD Defense Below avg 26
- Striking Weak 24
Built on 34 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Smothering Control
52% of every fight spent in control position
Defensive Striker
average striking d — rates 63 of 100 among UFC veterans
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.0
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.79
Striking accuracy39.3%
Striking defense63.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.44
Takedowns / 15 min3.53
Takedown accuracy66.7%
Takedown defense0.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.88
Control time51.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2
Striking trend
Fight history
L Michael Bisping 17-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:24 — UFC 105: Couture vs Vera · November 14, 2009
11/53Sig. strikes
29/85Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
3:45Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Xavier Foupa-Pokam 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 97: Redemption · April 18, 2009
31/65Sig. strikes
23/53Absorbed
5/6Takedowns
8:01Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
L Alan Belcher 10-5 walk-in Submission · R2 4:36 — UFC 93: Franklin vs Henderson · January 17, 2009
26/55Sig. strikes
9/28Absorbed
3/5Takedowns
5:45Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
14
Submission
14
Decision
6
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
6
Submission
8
Decision
2
Other
0
Draws: 2 · No contests: 2
Fights by organization
Spirit MC
11
PRIDE Bushido
7
Road FC
4
UFC
3
World Freestyle Fighting
3
Pancrase
3
M-1 MFC
2
SB
2
+ 17 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 54 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Melvin Manhoef | TKO (knee to the body) | DREAM 18
December 31, 2012 |
DREAM | 1 | 0:50 |
| W | Hae Suk Son | KO (punches) | Road FC 8: Bitter Rivals
June 16, 2012 |
Road FC | 1 | 4:57 |
| L | Shungo Oyama | TKO (knees) | Road FC 5: Night of Champions
December 3, 2011 |
Road FC | 1 | 4:30 |
| L | Seung Bae Whi | TKO (knees) | Road FC 3: Explosion
July 24, 2011 |
Road FC | 2 | 3:58 |
| L | Jesse Taylor | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Battlefield Fight League 8: Island Beatdown
May 28, 2011 |
Battlefield Fight League | 1 | 1:57 |
| W | Eun Soo Lee | Decision (unanimous) | Road FC 2: Alive
April 16, 2011 |
Road FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| D | Paulo Filho | Draw (split) | Impact FC 2
July 18, 2010 |
Impact FC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Dae Won Kim | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | W-1: Judgment day
June 19, 2010 |
W-1 | 1 | 1:49 |
| L | Michael Bisping | TKO (knees to the body & punches) | UFC 105
November 14, 2009 |
UFC | 2 | 4:24 |
| W | Xavier Foupa-Pokam | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 97
April 18, 2009 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alan Belcher | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 93
January 17, 2009 |
UFC | 2 | 4:36 |
| W | Marvin Eastman | KO (punches) | Raw Combat: Redemption
October 25, 2008 |
Raw Combat | 1 | 0:48 |
| W | Jae Young Kim | KO (punches and stomp) | Spirit MC
August 30, 2008 |
Spirit MC | 1 | 1:13 |
| L | Gegard Mousasi | Submission (triangle choke) | Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round
April 29, 2008 |
Dream | 1 | 3:10 |
| L | Yoshihiro Akiyama | KO (punches) | Hero's 2007 in Korea
October 27, 2007 |
Hero's | 1 | 4:45 |
| W | Jung Gyu Choi | Decision (majority) | Spirit MC
March 11, 2007 |
Spirit MC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Kazuo Misaki | Decision (split) | PRIDE Bushido 13
November 5, 2006 |
PRIDE Bushido | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Akihiro Gono | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 13
November 5, 2006 |
PRIDE Bushido | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Amar Suloev | Submission (one-arm strangle) | PRIDE Bushido 12
August 26, 2006 |
PRIDE Bushido | 1 | 4:10 |
| W | Murilo Rua | KO (punches) | PRIDE Bushido 11
June 4, 2006 |
PRIDE Bushido | 1 | 0:15 |
| W | Albert Basconcelles | TKO (punches) | Spirit MC
April 22, 2006 |
Spirit MC | 1 | 0:12 |
| W | Mark Weir | TKO (submission to knees) | PRIDE Bushido 10
April 2, 2006 |
PRIDE Bushido | 1 | 4:55 |
| W | Ron Fields | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Absolute Fighting Championships 14
December 10, 2005 |
Absolute Fighting Championships | 1 | 2:46 |
| NC | Robert Villegas | No Contest | Spirit MC
October 29, 2005 |
Spirit MC | 1 | 0:00 |
| W | Andrei Semenov | Decision (unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 8
July 17, 2005 |
PRIDE Bushido | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Takahiro Oba | Submission (armbar) | PRIDE Bushido 6
April 3, 2005 |
PRIDE Bushido | 1 | 4:24 |
| W | Alexei Vezelozorov | Submission (choke) | M-1 MFC: Heavyweight GP
December 4, 2004 |
M-1 MFC | 1 | 1:17 |
| W | Jin Ho Yang | TKO (punches) | Spirit MC
September 11, 2004 |
Spirit MC | 1 | 0:49 |
| W | Jae Young Kim | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Spirit MC
September 11, 2004 |
Spirit MC | 1 | 1:38 |
| W | Junpei Hamada | Submission (armbar) | Spirit MC
September 11, 2004 |
Spirit MC | 1 | 2:35 |
| W | Kobus Huisamen | TKO (punches) | Spirit MC
June 12, 2004 |
Spirit MC | 1 | 1:06 |
| W | Hyun Chul Cho | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Spirit MC
April 10, 2004 |
Spirit MC | 1 | 2:06 |
| W | Hyung Jun Kim | TKO (punches) | Spirit MC
February 7, 2004 |
Spirit MC | 1 | 1:13 |
| W | Jae Young Kim | TKO (punches) | Spirit MC
February 7, 2004 |
Spirit MC | 1 | 0:38 |
| D | Andrei Semenov | Draw | M-1 MFC: Russia vs. The World 7
December 5, 2003 |
M-1 MFC | 1 | 10:00 |
| W | Stephan Potvin | TKO (punches) | TKO Major League MMA
September 6, 2003 |
TKO Major League MMA | 3 | 2:22 |
| W | Kaipo Kalama | Decision (majority) | SB 30: Collision Course
June 13, 2003 |
SB | 3 | 3:00 |
| W | Brendan Seguin | Submission (armbar) | SB 30: Collision Course
June 13, 2003 |
SB | 1 | 2:24 |
| W | Keith Rockel | KO (punch) | USMMA 3: Ring of Fury
May 3, 2003 |
USMMA | 2 | 2:59 |
| W | Chris Peak | Submission (rear-naked choke) | World Freestyle Fighting 4
April 4, 2003 |
World Freestyle Fighting | 1 | 0:57 |
| L | Jason Miller | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Extreme Challenge 50
February 23, 2003 |
Extreme Challenge | 2 | 1:41 |
| L | Joe Doerksen | Submission (triangle choke) | UCC 11: The Next Level
October 11, 2002 |
UCC | 1 | 4:49 |
| W | Pat Healy | Submission (guillotine choke) | Rumble in the Ring 7
July 20, 2002 |
Rumble in the Ring | 1 | 3:42 |
| W | Shane Biever | Submission (armlock) | World Freestyle Fighting 2
June 22, 2002 |
World Freestyle Fighting | 1 | 3:03 |
| NC | Dennis Hallman | No Contest | World Freestyle Fighting 1
April 13, 2002 |
World Freestyle Fighting | 2 | 3:15 |
| L | Marty Armendarez | TKO (punches) | IFC WC 15: Warriors Challenge 15
August 31, 2001 |
IFC WC | 3 | 3:45 |
| L | Osami Shibuya | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Pancrase: Proof 3
May 13, 2001 |
Pancrase | 1 | 3:52 |
| L | Keiichiro Yamamiya | Decision (majority) | Pancrase: Trans 7
December 4, 2000 |
Pancrase | 2 | 3:00 |
| W | Minoru Suzuki | TKO (back injury) | Pancrase: 2000 Anniversary Show
September 24, 2000 |
Pancrase | 1 | 3:43 |
| W | Lonnie Canida | TKO (punches) | Western Canada's Toughest
March 18, 2000 |
Western Canada's Toughest | 1 | 4:06 |
| L | Joe Slick | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Extreme Challenge 24
May 15, 1999 |
Extreme Challenge | 1 | 5:53 |
| L | Jacen Flynn | Submission (guillotine choke) | Bas Rutten Invitational 2
April 24, 1999 |
Bas Rutten Invitational | 1 | 4:07 |
| W | Fadi Habib | TKO (punches) | Ultimate Warrior Challenge 2
November 1, 1998 |
Ultimate Warrior Challenge | 1 | 0:53 |
| W | Eric Harcrow | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ultimate Warrior Challenge
August 2, 1998 |
Ultimate Warrior Challenge | 1 | 0:15 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Denis Kang) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.